Amusement device



Feb. 17. 192g.

w. E. BENTON Amusmzm DEvGE Filed March 5, 1924 im@ a Patented F eb. 17,1925.

UNI'iii-ioE STA Pi-IA -oeiiieg .AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

ApplicationledMarch 3, 1924. 'Serial-"Nm GSS-,5675i To all @hom t mayconcern: j

Befit know-n that l, VViiiLIAM EI Biii'roN, a vcitizen ofthe UnitedStates,- residing at useful 'Improvements in Amusement De-`vicespofwhich the. following is a specifica? tion.

This invention relates to an amusement device and particularly pertainsto a composite chart.' j

Itis the' principalobj ect of the present invention toprovide acomposite'chart, the component parts of which may be separatelymovedrelativ'e to each other to 'form various4 designs, as for example,in the present case them yto be pi-votallimounted fon the tlzlgiv of onefinger and` o pass under the `nextthe face of a person in which instancethe chart may be used as a phrenology chart, and may carry suitablereading `matter as-V sociated with the various component :ele-

ments of the"designs, so that a human face.

may befformed having "various characteristic elements of physiognomy.

The j present invention contemplates the use of face plate upon which ismounted a plurality of separately movable members,

eachk member carrying `a plurality; of ele-4 ments of designv which maybe brought one at a time to register with elements ,ofdesign on line 2 2of Fig.` 1, and more particular-` ly disclosing the various elementsofinvention as assembled.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in transverse section on the line 3-3 ofFig.` l showing the manner in which the disks are mounted.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10 indicatesa body platepreferably formed of thin gaged sheet metal and beingsubstantiallycircular in shape.` The central portion of this plate iscut away to form an` opening bounded by a plurality of scallops orlingers 11, each of which carries a tang 12. In the presentinstance `tenof these fingers are shown, although it will be understood that anynumber `might be provided asdesired. The tangs l2 are intended toexample ten in the' present case,

ion, and willimake it possible for of the human physiognomy,

form ypivotsfer.circulargdisks 13 whichi are.

intended to be. rotatably mounted? upon Y the l jvariojus ta'ngs.`thecityjand county of San Francisco and Y Statefof California, haveinvented new and`v As clearly `shown inFig-l ofthe draw` ings, the disksare of" a diameter topermit.

succeedinglinger'on one'side so that a disk 1 may be disposed inoverlapping relation on the' tang of said linger, thus makingfit pos`sible to mount a plurality of disks, asforv j in overlap,- pingrelationto each other, whereby their `circuinferential edges willintersect at the center of the body plate `l0 in a rosettefashdisks todisclose component parts the several of a design adjacent their pointsof intersection, where-s.-

by `a composite" design; may be produced.

The' various disks carry diagrams of parts one disk carrying diagrams ofdifferentcharacteristic eyes,A

and others carrying diagrams*y of forehead, i

ears, back j head7 lower head, nape, j aw, fchin,

. lips, and nose.

Accompanying. ,the `.component .parts aof physiognomy on the `variousVdisks maybe appropriate readinginatter relating to-` thecharacteristics of those parts as assigned to them by phrenologistspasAshown by example inthe printed matter on Fig, 1 of the draw-` ings.`Referring to this ligure, itwillfbefseen i.

that the disks carry component parts of de` signs as indicated at 14`andthat` fields `15f are formed on the disk adjacent Athe designsvforthe reception of appropriate descriptive matter. The body` platelOis formed` with a plurality Lof scallops 1G`around its circumferentialedge to allow the disks 13 to project beyond the bodyplate and to permita portion of` each disk to be thus f presented for rotation of. thedisk. i

plate 10. Thisback plate may befof cardboard `and may carry` appropriatereading matter. The .oppositeita'ng 18 may be bent forwardlyand overuponthe body plate togsecure a front plate 20 in position. This plateconceals the majory portion `ofally of the disks laswwellA as theirpivotal-mounting,l`

and is formed with a central opening 2,1,

through which the interesecting portions of` they disksinay beobserved.` The front plate .Between the scal-,l lop `portions tangsl?and 18 `are formed. i One ofthese tangs of each partis bentrearwardlytosecure a back plate 19in position.'k to cover thev entireback `face ofthe body H 2O may carry suitable indicia, as for eX- ample,matter relating to the different component parts of faces, such as thestatements concerning ears as appears on Fig. 1 of the drawings. Thefront plate 2O is covered by a transparent sheet of material 22. This ispreferably Celluloid.

In operation of the present invention, the device is assembled; as hereshown and previously described, after which it may be used by separatelyrotating the disks 13 to bring a desired component part of a face nearthe center of the opening 21 and to match the various component parts onthe several disks to form a particular type of face and head. After thishas been done, the reading matter appearing upon the por* tions of thedisks disclosed through the central opening 21 may then be read and willgive the characteristics indicated according to the art of phrenology.

It will be understood that the present device is subject to otheradaptations, as for example the different disks may be fitted withdifferent segments of conventional design which may be brought togetherto produce some familiar design by the com* bination of component partson the various disks, thus affording instruction and amusement.

While I have shown the preferred form of the invention as now known tome it is to be understood that various changes may be made in itsconstruction without departing from the spirit of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. An amusement device comprising a body member, a plurality of disksrotatably supported upon the body member in substantially the sameplane, the circumferences of said disks intersecting each other atsubstantially the center of the body member, each of the disks carryingcomponent parts of designs which may separately be caused` to form acomposite design around the intersecting center of the disks.

2. An amusement device comprising a body member, a plurality of disksrotatably mounted on said body member in substantially the same planeand in overlapping relation to each other, whereby the outercircumferences of said disks will all intersect at the center of thebody member, each of the disks carrying component parts of variousdesigns on their upper faces, which parts may be separately broughttogether around the point of intersection of the disks in a manner toform a composite design.

3. An amusement device comprising a body member, a plurality of pivotsthereon arranged in equal spaced relation to each other along a circle,a plurality of disks, one

of which is mounted on each of said pivots. said disks being disposed inoverlapping relation to each other and in substantially the same planeand of a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the circlealong which the disks pivots are arranged, a cover member formed with acentral opening concentric with the circle along which the pivots arearranged and of a diameter less than the diameter of said circle, eachof said disks carrying on its upper face a plurality of design segmentswhich may be successively disclosed through the opening in the top plateas said disks are rotated, whereby the design segments of the variousdisks appearing in the central opening of the cover member will form acomposite design.

y 4. A phrenology chart comprising a body member, a plurality of disksthereon capable of independent rotation on said body member, separatedisks carrying diagrams and data relating to the different parts of thehuman physiognomy, whereby rotation of the various disks will permit thediagram portions thereon to come into such relation. to each other as toform the diagram of a human head having selected physiognomycharacteristics.

5. A phrenology chart comprising a body member, a. plurality of pivotscarried by said body member and disposed in equal spaced relation toeach other and the center of the body member, and a plurality of disks,one disposed on each of said pivots and capable of independent rotation,the circumferences of all of said disks intersecting each other atsubstantially the center of the body member, each of the disks carryingdiagrams representing different parts of the human physiognomy wherebyindividual diagrams on each of the disks may be selectively brought toregister at the point of intersection of the disks to form a compositediagram of a human head.

6. A phrenology chart comprising a body member, a plurality of pivotscarried by said body member and disposed in equal spaced relation toeach other and the center of the body member, and a plurality of disks,one disposed on each of said pivots and capable of independent rotation,the circumferences of all of said disks intersecting each other' atsubstantially the center of the body member, each of the disks carryingdiagrams representing different parts of the human physiognomy wherebyindividual diagrams on each of the disks may be selectively brought toregister at the point of intersection of the disks to form a compositediagram of a human head, and each of the disks carrying phrenology dataassociated with the segmental diagrams thereof, whereby a phrenologychart will be formed around the composite diagram lit) of a head formedat the intersection of the disks.

7. A phrenology chart comprising a body member carrying a plurality ofpivots disposed equidistant to each other and to a common center,separate rotatable disks, one of which is mounted on each of saidpivots, t-he various disks each carrying a plurality of diagramsdisclosing separate parts ot the human physiognomy, and which diagramsare so positioned on the disks as to permit individual diagrams of allthe disks to be collectively assembled around the point of intersectionot the disks to form a composite diagram of human head and tace, and themember` covering the disks and formed by the" centerl opening disclosingthe portions of diagrams on the disks which have been assembled to formthe head.

8. A phrenology chart comprising a body member carrying a plurality ofpivots disposed equidistant to each other and to a common center,separate rotatable disks, one of which is mounted on each of saidpivots, the various disks each carrying a plurality of diagramsdisclosing separate parts of the human physiognomy, and which diagramsare so positioned on the disks as to permit individual diagrams of allthe disks to be collectively assembled around the point of intersectionof the disks to form a composite diagram of human head and face, and themember covering the disks and formed by the center opening disclosing`the portions of the diagrams on the disks which have been assembled to`form the head, the various diagrams on the disks being associated withindicia relating thereto, and which indicia will be grouped around thehead thus formed, and will be disclosed through the opening in thecover.

9. A phrenology chart comprising a back plate formed with a plurality ofsymmetrically arranged iianges disposed in equidistance to each otherand to a common center, a pivot carried on each of the fianges, disks,one of which is mounted on each of the pivots, and each of which disksextend over the flange on one side of the flange upon which it ismounted and beneath the flange on the opposite side of the flange uponwhich it is mounted, whereby the disks carried by the several pivotswill be disposed in overlapping pivotal relation to each other, and withthe circumerenoes of the disks intersecting each other at a centercommon to all of the pivots, each disk carrying a plurality of diagramsrepresenting variations in facial characteristics of a certain area of ahuman face, whereby a selected diagram of each disk when combined withselected diagrams of the remaining disks will form a composite diagramof a face and head around the point of' intersection of thecircumferenccs of the disk, data on the disks speciically relating` tothe diagrams with which they are associated, and the cover plate forconcealing the major portions of the disks and their pivots, butdisclosing a single segment of each of the disks as they lie inoverlapping relation to each other to permit the composite head diagramto be observed, and the associated data arranged therearound to be read.

10. A phrenology chart comprising a back plate formed with a pluralityof symmetrically arranged flanges disposed in equidistance to each otherand to a common center, a pivot carried on each of the flanges, disks,one of which is mounted on each of the pivots, and each of which disksextend' over the flange on one side of the flangeA upon which it ismounted and beneath the flange on the opposite side of the fiange uponwhich it is mounted, whereby the disks carried by the several pivotswill be disposed in overlapping pivotal relation to each other, and withthe circumferences of' the disks intersecting each other at a centercommon to all of the pivots, each disk carrying a plurality of diagramsrepresenting variations in facial characteristics of a certain area of ahuman face, whereby a selected diagram of each disk when combined withselected diagrams of the remaining disks will form a composite diagramof a face and head around the point of intersection of thecircumferences of the disk, data on the disks specifically relating tothe diagrams with which they are associated, the cover plate forconcealing the major portions of the disks and their pivots, butdisclosing a single segment of each of the disks as they lie inoverlapping relation to each other to permit the composite diagram headto be observed, and the associated data arranged therearound to be read,and tangs Yformed on the back plate to be bent over the cover plate in amanner to hold said plate in position.

WILLIAM E. BENTON.

